INCARNADINES

Verb

incarnadines

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incarnadine

Source: Wiktionary


INCARNADINE

In*car"na*dine, a. Etym: [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.]

Definition: Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.

In*car"na*dine, v. t.

Definition: To dye red or crimson. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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